Donald's gane up the hill hard and hungry,
 [bad word] down the hill wild and angry;
Donald will clear the gouk's [gouk = cuckoo] nest cleverly
Here's to the king and Donald Macgillavry. [bad word] like a weigh-bauk [weigh-bauk = scales], Donald Macgillavry, [bad word] like a weigh-bauk, Donald Macgillavry,
Balance them fair, and balance them cleverly:
Off wi'the counterfeit, Donald Macgillavry.
 [bad word] o'er the hill but his tether, man,
As he were wud [wud = mad], or stang'd wi' an ether, man; stung by an adder
When [bad word] back, there's some will look merrily:
Here's to King James and to Donald Macgillavry. [bad word] like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry, [bad word] like a weaver, Donald Macgillavry,
Pack on your back, and elwand [elwand = measuring rod] sae cleverly;
Gie them full measure, my Donald Macgillavry.
Donald has foughten wi' rief [rief = banditry] and roguery;
Donald has dinner'd wi banes [banes = bones] and beggary,
Better it were for Whigs and Whiggery
Meeting the devil than Donald Macgillavry. [bad word] like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry, [bad word] like a tailor, Donald Macgillavry,
Push about, in and out, thimble them cleverly,
Here's to King James and to Donald Macgillavry.
Donald's the callan [callan = fine fellow] that brooks nae tangleness;
Whigging and prigging and a'newfangleness, 
They maun be gane: he winna be baukit [baukit = balked], man:
He maun hae justice, or faith he'll tak it, man. [bad word] like a cobler, Donald Macgillavry, [bad word] like a cobler, Donald Macgillavry;
Beat them, and bore them, and lingel them cleverly, shoemaker's thread
Up wi' King James and wi' Donald Macgillavry.
Donald was mumpit wi' mirds and mockery; lulled with flattery
Donald was blinded wi' blads o' [blads = lots] property;
Arles [arles = thrashing] ran high, but makings were naething, man,
Lord, how Donald is flyting [flyt = scold] and fretting, man. [bad word] like the devil, Donald Macgillavry, [bad word] like the devil, Donald Macgillavry;
Skelp [skelp = chastise] them and scaud [scaud = scold] them that proved sae unbritherly,
Up wi' King James and wi' Donald Macgillavry!